| 1. | Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers. |
| 2. | Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required. |
| 3. | Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions; report or resolve problems. |
| 4. | Read work orders and communicate with coworkers in order to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments, and supply and product specifications. |
| 5. | Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives. |
| 6. | Mount or load material such as paper, plastic, wood, or rubber in feeding mechanisms of cementing or gluing machines. |
| 7. | Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed. |
| 8. | Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings. |
| 9. | Perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications. |
| 10. | Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations. |
| 11. | Align and position materials being joined in order to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing. |
| 12. | Observe gauges, meters, and control panels to obtain information about equipment temperatures and pressures, or the speed of feeders or conveyors. |
| 13. | Remove and stack completed materials or products, and restock materials to be joined. |
| 14. | Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines, using solutions, lubricants, brushes, and scrapers. |
| 15. | Transport materials, supplies, and finished products between storage and work areas, using forklifts. |
| 16. | Measure and mix ingredients to prepare glue. |
| 17. | Depress pedals to lower electrodes that heat and seal edges of material. |